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- [Voiceover] Dear BuzzFeed,

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My name is Joshua
Gonzalez and I'm a senior

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at University of Detroit
Jesuit High School.

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All my life, I've aimed
to spread love and hope

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to everyone I've encountered.

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This desire to serve has
led my classmates and I

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to form a new ministry we call

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The Pallbearer Ministry.

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This ministry's aim is to
serve homeless veterans

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and other homeless people

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who have little to no loved
ones present at their funeral.

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As pallbearers, we ultimately become

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the person's family or loved one.

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My classmates and I believe that everyone

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deserves to be honored
with dignity and respect

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as they are brought to
their final resting place.

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We act as pallbearers to honor

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the brave veterans who sacrificed for us.

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Whatever your calling is,

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I think getting involved in your community

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would ultimately change
you for the better.

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We, the members of The
Pallbearer Ministry,

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have acquired so much from
the sentiment of service.

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I feel truly blessed
to have the opportunity

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to provide dignity to the
people who truly deserve it.

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What I learned from this experience

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is that everyone has the
capacity and capability

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to do great things and
to pursue their calling.

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No matter the size of the challenge,

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or the enormity of the odds,

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finding ways to help others
ultimately benefits us all.

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Thank you.

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Thanks for listening,

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Joshua Gonzalez.